Eight rescued from broken cable car in Pakistan

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 24, 2023 12:09 am

PASHTO, Pakistan: Military helicopters and ziplining commandos rescued eight people, including six schoolboys, who were trapped for hours on Tuesday in a broken cable car high above a remote Pakistani valley.

The daring rescue began with a helicopter plucking a child to safety after almost 12 hours, but it was forced back to base as bad weather closed in and night fell.

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